Arnica has a special place in homoe opathy. It is prepared from
tobacco grown on the mountains, and ha s long since been used in the
treatment of blunt injuries. To fa ll and get hurt is common in hilly
areas, no wonder that the Gracious God has provided the appropriate
In homoeopathy, Arnica is used in the treatment of new as well as old
injuries. Its main symptom is the clotting of blood (resembling
diseases. Arnica, in homoeopathic form, liquefies the clotted blood.
Yet, unlike allopathic medicine, it does not make the blood too thin to
Some snake venoms affect the nerv ous system instead of the blood.
Arnica and Lachesis, both are closel y related to the coagulation of
blood. They must be given together , and not one after the other, so
that their action does no t conflict with each ot her. Administration of
two to three medicines, together or in sequence, demands a special
skill based on deep knowledge and long experience a bout the nature
of the medications to be used. I usually give Arnica and Lachesis
precipitated due to co agulation of the blood, Arnica will adequately
dilute the blood, and re-establish its flow.
the injured part to turn blue or black due to the accumulation of
clotted blood. Once, a patient had been badly beaten with a club and
his entire body was black and blue. His condition was critically
serious and I thought he would not survive. I gave him sufficient
supply of Arnica and prayed for him. By the next evening, I was very
worried because I had received no information about his condition.
On inquiry, I was told that he had become well enough that night and
he was even up and about by then. Alhamdolillah.
action than Arnica 200 alone. If the injured area is flushed and
swollen due to increased local circ ulation, Belladonna should also be
the injured part is a natural response to the physical insult. In Arnica
alone, local blood flow is not e nhanced and there is no unusual
advantage.
Arnica works equally well in low as well as high potencies. However,
in deep-established illnesses, it should be administered in high
covered cliff during military exerci ses and landed in an abyss 75 feet
deep in the Himalayas. He was se riously hurt with no apparent hope
of survival. I gave him Arnica 1000 and Natrum Sulph 1000 twice on
the first day and then once a day. By God’s grace, he recovered
astonishingly well.
fractured. The doctors told him that he would not survive, if he
luckily survived, he would be bed-ridden or bound to a wheelchair for
life. I prescribed him Arnica, Ruta, Hypericum, Calcarea Phos and
some time, he showed up in my office in London walking on his own,
without any support. I failed to recognize him, although I
remembered his face. It was unbelievable to see him walking
independently. He smiled and told me that he had used the
him, and given him hope. His r ecovery was indeed miraculous.
also included Natrum Sulph 1000, whic h in my opinion is the best for
found a triad of homoeopathic medicine s that are very effective in the
Calcarea Phos. It virtually doubles the speed of healing of a broken
starts growing from both ends of the fracture to fill up the gap.
Apart from physical trauma, Arnica is also very useful for fatigue and
discomfort following physical exertion . If the aching is severe,
resulting in chronic pain. Arni ca 1000 given a few days before
and fever are very amenable to Sulphur and Pyrogenium.
Prophylactic use of Arnica 1000 will mo st probably preclude their use
As a matter of principle, the more medicines are mixed, the less their
individual beneficial affect would be. The medicines similar in action
but not analogous to the illness w ill lose, rather than gain any
found them uniformly effective in all the patients. The rigid types of
particular illness, I do not agree with them. I would rather advise the
letting the patient remain untreated and suffer. One, if not more, of
progresses. At night, the pain being suppressed by sleep expresses
the illness or timing of the day and night. In Arnica, however, he does
malaria and typhoid i.e. the body aches. The skin feels raw and
uncomfortable and the skin is very sensitive, even to touch. So are the
Arnica patients. They change side fre quently to get relief, but in vain.
Arnica resembles other homoeopathic medicines also. Like
suppressed inside the body can be dangerous. One dose of Arnica
suppressed symptoms of the disease will start manife sting externally
and thus give time for the appropriate treatment. In case the diagnosis
administered without the intermediary use of Arnica.
Once, a lady suffered from severe sprain of the ankle and was unable
and Causticum and strictly forbad e her from doing massage, because
predispose to hernia.
If the symptoms are on the right side , a combination of Arnica,
Lachesis.
badly during a fall or an accident. It will offer visible relief in a few
hours.
Cimicifuga is more appropriate fo r deep-seated muscular conditions.
seated muscular ailments. Rhus T ox is very beneficial is cases of
along with Sulphur. Calcarea Car b, being chronic of Sulphur and
Arnica is very useful in herpes. The common kind of herpes is
related to the nervous weakness or infection. The other kind is related
to venereal diseases and is very resi stant to treatment. Herpes due to
nervous weakness responds well to Arnica, which is more effective
when combined with Arsenic and Ledum. The triad of Arsenica,
Arsenic and Ledum offers cure in all kinds of poisonous
insects/animal bites. In Arnica, the inner lining of the gut is as
irritable as the skin is in malaria and typhoid. There is a tendency to
bleed from the ruptured small vessels . If there is bleeding in the
cannot be thought of, Arnica may well be tried. If the disease has
advanced, the mucous membranes of the intestines may disintegrate,
leading to offensive smelling, blood mixed stools . The specific
alone will not be of much use. The patient of Arnica sometimes
When the disease becomes severe, the Arnica patient, like that of
the Arsenic patient resembles that of Psorinum, though in Psorinum,
and not all the time. The excreta or the discharges are not offensive
smelling, unlike Psorinum. The Psori num patient smells terrible, and
thin scales like Arsenic. If the scales and scabs smell awful, Arsenic
and Psorinum should be given together.
If the fever prolongs, the Arnica pa tient may involuntarily pass urine,
as well as stools, in their sleep. The urine is deep coloured and
contains blood . The bladder feels full and tense, the kidneys ache.
and reddish in colour and frequent. The f requency of stools is
associated with severe griping pain in the intestines. The patient feels
progressively weak after every motion and likes to retire.
rupture the small capillaries and cause them to bleed. If Arnica is not
whole body feels badly beaten up due to increased internal pressure.
Arnica is not a cure, but offers suffi cient relief of symptoms so that
ailment, even though he is not of this nature. When the symptoms
progress, the pain is ameliorated and the drowsiness prevails. The
complications.